Tien Shan

[tyen shahn]

Tien Shan

[tyen shahn]
noun
a mountain range in central Asia, in China and Kirghizia. Highest peak, Pobeda Peak, 24,406 feet (7439 meters).
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Tian Shan or Tien Shan (ˈtjɛnˈʃɑːn)
 
n
Russian name: Tyan-Shan a great mountain system of central Asia, in Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of W China, extending for about 2500 km (1500 miles). Highest peak: Jengish Chokusu or Tomur Feng (formerly Pobeda Peak), 7439 m (24 406 ft)
 
Tien Shan or Tien Shan
 
n

Tien Shan (ˈtjɛnˈʃɑːn)
 
n
a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for the Tian Shan

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